RE: Off topic: extracts of one private answer

2004-05-14 Thread Stephen W. Gibson
I understand now that French tablature may be re-named I-told-you-so tablature Stephen W. Gibson -Original Message- From: Alain Veylit [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 2:00 PM To: Howard Posner; Lute Net Subject: Re: Off topic: extracts of one private answer Did

Re: Off topic: extracts of one private answer

2004-05-13 Thread Edward Martin
Your topic about the cows can certainly revert to the lute. People have tried beef gut (i.e., "Where's the Beef?" , Walter Mondale's campaign slogan in 1984) for lute strings, but found it unsatisfactory. ed At 12:00 PM 5/13/04 -0700, Alain Veylit wrote: >Did you know that a motion by conse

Re: Off topic: extracts of one private answer

2004-05-13 Thread Alain Veylit
Did you know that a motion by conservative Republicans to rename French tablature "freedom tablature" was finally rejected because they did not want to have to learn yet another type of tablature? I posted a few more (dismal) lute jokes ("Thumb under" means "Kill that lutenist now!") at http:/

Re: Off topic: extracts of one private answer

2004-05-13 Thread Howard Posner
Dear Sirs: I wish to complain in the strongest possible terms about off-topic posts complaining about off-topic posts complaining about off-topic posts, including, of course, this one and the posts complaining about this one, and the posts complaining about them. Very truly yours, Brigadier Sir

Re: Re: Off topic: extracts of one private answer

2004-05-13 Thread Eugene Braig
Whatever my opinions on this topic happen to be (and I do have them), they are not relevant to this list. I expressed my opinions in a private note to Arto when I also asked to be able to read more about lutes here and less about politics. I favor this course of action and urge respondents to

Re: Off topic: extracts of one private answer

2004-05-13 Thread bill
ok... what ever happened to dalza and his bum note? On Giovedì, mag 13, 2004, at 14:26 Europe/Rome, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear all, > not willing to fall into an endless argument, let me please > mention that if Arto does not have the right to post here his opinions > about politic

Re: Re: Off topic: extracts of one private answer

2004-05-13 Thread arielabra
Dear all, not willing to fall into an endless argument, let me please mention that if Arto does not have the right to post here his opinions about politics or any other subject besides lute and music- as many people seem to agree about- I personally don't find correct that other members of t

Re: Off topic: extracts of one private answer

2004-05-13 Thread Vance Wood
uot;Stifle it!". Please! Vance Wood. - Original Message - From: "Arto Wikla" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 4:14 PM Subject: Off topic: extracts of one private answer > > > I seem to continue my off topic posti

Off topic: extracts of one private answer

2004-05-13 Thread Stewart McCoy
- Original Message - From: "Arto Wikla" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 12:14 AM Subject: Off topic: extracts of one private answer > I seem to continue my off topic postings - and I am very sorry for that, > but th

Re: Off topic: extracts of one private answer

2004-05-12 Thread Edward Martin
Arto, Please keep you political comments off this list. This has been requested of you many times in the past. Yes, this is very worrisome, and effects us all, but Please, keep comments related to music. ed At 02:14 AM 5/13/04 +0300, Arto Wikla wrote: >I seem to continue my off topic pos

Off topic: extracts of one private answer

2004-05-12 Thread Arto Wikla
I seem to continue my off topic postings - and I am very sorry for that, but this is not any more "politics", this is very real worrying of the worsening world situation by one of your friends, one lutenist, one musician, who would like to love the world, and to whom loving the world has turned